# Key terms

> Plain definitions of the words Tandem uses, such as role, stage, Needs review, plan credits and purchased credits.

Source: https://tandem.joveo.com/support/get-started/key-terms

## Your work

### Tandem

Your AI recruiter, in every part of the app. Ask it to set up a role, change a stage, or sum up a pipeline.

### Workspace

The company you're hiring for. Each workspace has its own roles, candidates and chats, and belongs to one Tandem user. Switch or create one in `Settings → Workspace`.

### Role

One hire. A role holds the job, its candidates, its hiring flow and your chat with Tandem. A role is `Draft`, `Live`, `Paused` or `Closed`.

### Draft

A role that isn't public yet. You review it, then tell Tandem to make it live.

## Candidates and stages

### Candidate and applicant

A candidate is anyone in a role's pipeline. An applicant is a candidate who applied.

### Pipeline

The candidates in a role and the stage each one is in.

### Stage

A step in the pipeline: `Sourcing`, `Apply`, `Screen`, `AI Interview`, `Schedule`, `Hired` or `Rejected`.

### Hiring flow

The stages a role uses and the settings for each, such as questions and auto-advance.

### Auto-advance and bar

With auto-advance on, a candidate who scores at or above the stage's bar moves to the next stage on their own. The bar is a score out of 100.

### Needs review

Where candidates wait for your decision, each with a reason, such as being below your bar.

### Talent match

A score out of 100 for how well a candidate fits the role, with the evidence behind it.

### Apply page

The public page for a live role, where candidates read the job and apply through a chat.

## Credits

### Credits

What paid actions use, such as candidate searches, contact reveals, AI interviews and job ads.

### Plan credits and purchased credits

Plan credits come with your plan each month and expire when they reset. Purchased credits are credits you buy, and they never expire.

### Reserved credits

Credits set aside for a role's job ads or an open AI interview invite.

### Job ads

Ads for a role on job boards, paid with purchased credits.

Related: [How credits work](https://tandem.joveo.com/support/credits/how-credits-work.md) · [Plan credits vs purchased credits](https://tandem.joveo.com/support/credits/plan-vs-purchased.md) · [Reserved credits](https://tandem.joveo.com/support/credits/reserved-credits.md)